COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland volleyball swept Lehigh (25-22, 25-17, 25-19) at the XFINITY Center Pavilion on Friday. The win was Maryland's fourth sweep of the season. All but one of its wins have come via the sweep.
Maryland (5-2) emerged victorious despite a tightly contested first set. Each team initially failed to break away from the other with long runs. However, the Terps hit their stride in the second and third sets. Maryland posted a hitting percentage over .300 and recorded 15 or more kills in each set. Overall, the Terps hit .480 in the match.
Two Terps hit significant career milestones in the match.
Zoe Huang eclipsed 100 career assists after totaling a team-high 24 in the match. She also recorded five digs.
Samantha Schnitta reached 300 career kills as a Terp, finishing with a team-high 14 in the game. It was also her fifth match this season with double-digit kills. The grad student added four digs and four aces.
Ally Williams, Eva Rohrbach, Sydney Bryant, Anastasia Russ and Sam Csire also provided strong performances. Williams led the Terps with seven digs, Rohrbach totaled seven kills, Bryant tallied 10 kills, Russ collected seven kills and Csire collected 10 kills and five digs.
Lehigh is now 4-3 on the season after dropping two consecutive games. The Terps are undefeated in five meetings against the Hawks.
Breaking Down The Action
Set 1: Maryland 25 - Lehigh 22
- The Terps opened the first set with a kill by Samantha Schnitta and Anastasia Russ to lead 2-0.
- A 6-2 run by Lehigh put them ahead, 6-4.
- Maryland responded with three consecutive points, a kill by Sydney Bryant, an ace by Schnitta and an attack error to regain the lead, 7-6.
- After trading scores on nine consecutive serves, the Terps pulled ahead 14-11 after a kill by Bryant.
- Lehigh used a timeout after Maryland led 19-17. It scored three straight points, highlighted by a kill from Sam Csire.
- The Terps closed out set one with a win after two attack errors by Lehigh.
Set 2: Maryland 25 - Lehigh 17
- Lehigh opened the second set with a 4-0 lead.
- Maryland took the lead at 8-7 after a kill by Eva Rohrbach, ace from Ally Williams and an attack error.
- The Terps manufactured a 6-1 run, forcing Lehigh to burn a timeout. They led 11-8.
- Maryland led 19-15 after two kills by Rohrbach.
- The Terps closed out set two on a 6-1 run with three kills by Csire and one by Schnitta.
Set 3: Maryland 25 - Lehigh 19
- Maryland went back-and-forth with Lehigh on the third set but led 7-5 early.
- Lehigh tied the game at 11 apiece after recording a kill.
- The Terps went on a small 4-0 run to lead 15-11 heading into a media timeout.
- Maryland led 20-17 after a kill by Bryant.
- The Terps earned the sweep by closing out the set with a kill by Bryant and an attack error.
Numbers To Know
- 4: The Terps earned their fourth sweep of the season.
- 5: Maryland is 5-0 all-time against Lehigh.
- 5: Sydney Dowler ranks fifth all-time in assists for Maryland. She now has 3471 assists.
- 38: Schnitta has 38 games in her career with 10 or more kills, including five this season.
- 100: Zoe Huang recorded her 100th career assist in the match. She now has 121 assists.
- 300: Samantha Schnitta recorded her 300th career kill as a Terp in the match. She now has 308 kills.
Up Next
- The Terps will host UMBC on Sept. 15 at the Pavilion. The match starts at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
